The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-22
Orange County.
Braintree.

THE Sewing and Mite Society meets next
Friday at Rolling Rock, on Braintree Hill.
All are invited. - Mrs. Edgar Sanborn
and two daughters of Salem, Mass, are
here and will spend the summer at the old
homestead. - Henry II. Cole of South
Ryegate, former resident, was in town
last week. - j. Emerson and wife of
Bristol have been visiting his sister, Mrs.
McIntire. - Mrs. Ira Harwood has
gone to Concord, n H., to visit friends.
60. R. Hutchinson of Coldwater,
Mich, is visiting his parents. - John
Hutchinson purchased a nice five-year-old
mare of e. n. Godfrey last week - j..
II. Bass and some friends from Boston
spent Thursday at Silver Lake, Barnard.
- Frank Archer and Miss Ruth Green
of Plymouth were here last week on a visit.
- Miss May Hubbard of Rochester Wis
tied friends here last week.
Brookfield.
l.. w. JONES, Esq, formerly of Waitsfeld
and for several years in trade in Mont
pelier, whose interesting letters on The
Sunny South" have appeared in the
WATCHMAN for several weeks, is now with
William Clark, Esq, of this town. Mr..
Jones is in very poor health, and did not
find South the relief which his friends so
much hoped he might. He likes Vermont
much better, both in climate and living.
Chelsea.
WHILE Dea. Franklin Dearborn and his
son Herbert were driving to church, Sunday
evening, the horse-a young Colt-became
frightened at a COW by the roadside and
sheered suddenly, throwing out both the
occupants of the wagon. Both We're con.
siderably bruised, the deacon quite severely
but fortunately no bones were broken. The
horse overturned the wagon and ran with
it for some distance but finally the shafts
gave way, and, leaving the rest of the
wagon behind, the horse ran, attached tC
these until it was stopped in front of Rev
escape from a serious fire at f. A. Tyler's
last Friday evening. A fire in the shed fol
smoking hams spread, in the absence of the
family, and had consumed a sleigh and
some other property when it was discov
cred by some neighbors passing and was
extnguished. 49, The younger class in
the Congregational Sunday-school had an
enjoyable picnic at A, W, Whitney's last
| Saturday afternoon. - Children's day
at the Congregational church next Sunday
- Mrs. II. ID. Walker of Providence
X. l., delivered temperance lecture at the
Methodist church on Sunday evening, june
18th. The lecture was very acceptable
one. - w. S. Kenerson of Cambridge
! port, Mass, has taken possession of the
Joseph Kenerson house for a stay of longer
or shorter duration. - A. M. Burnhan
has brought his family here from Lowell
| w Dearborn's house on Jail street -
Foster Densmore has returned to tow
and is at work at blacksmithing at the OLE
shop. - f. l. Whitney and w. l.. Sar
gent brought in two hundred sixty-thre
trout from days fishing last week. =-
Mrs Ellen l.. Cooley has gone to Yves
Fairlee for some weeks. - George Har
of Boston, native of this town, has beef
revisiting it after an absence of forty years
M" writes as follows; Las
Wednesday afternoon about fourteen mem
bers of the Band of Hope paid visit to til
poor-farm for the purpose of holding
prayer-meeting there and to give bouquet
containing Bible quotations to the poor pee
pie. We were cordially welcomed. Tn
leader read two chapters, showing God
care and love for us, after which nearl
every one took part in some way. We hop
we helped them and we know that we oul
selves were helped Lest other Bands {
Hope should consider this an expensiv
trip we will say that all the teams exceT
one were loaned to us-and the Band {
Hope does not have to pay for that one, s
it cost only dollar Will not some ban